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"In this historical thriller about the nature of genius, the cost of ambition, and the battle to electrify America, a young lawyer fresh out of Columbia Law School takes a case that seems impossible to win. His client, George Westinghouse, has been sued by Thomas Edison over who invented the light bulb"--
2) Edison
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English
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Thomas Alva Edison's invention of the first practical incandescent lamp 140 years ago so dazzled the world that it cast a shadow over his later achievements. In all, this near-deaf genius patented 1,093 inventions, not including those he left unlicensed for the benefit of medicine.Morris portrays the unknown Edison-- philosopher, futurist, chemist, botanist, wartime defense adviser, founder of nearly 250 companies-- while deconstructing the Edison...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Shares a portrait of the inventor famed for such innovations as the incandescent lightbulb, batteries, and movie cameras, exploring his life-changing achievements and perseverance in the face of numerous failures.
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English
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"The late nineteenth century was a period of explosive technological creativity, but arguably the most important invention of all was Thomas Edison's incandescent lightbulb. Unveiled in his Menlo Park, New Jersey, laboratory in 1879, the lightbulb overwhelmed the American public with the sense of the birth of a new age. More than any other invention, the electric light marked the arrival of modernity. The lightbulb became a catalyst for the nation's...
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Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Books for Children
Pub. Date
2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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From his humble boyhood as a farmer's son, selling newspapers on trains, reading through public libraries shelf by shelf, and dreaming of new inventions, Thomas Edison went on to create the light bulb, the phonograph, and the motion picture camera.
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Series
Publisher
Picture Window Books
Pub. Date
c2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Thomas Edison was a curious child whose experiments sometimes got him into trouble. Find out how he became a great scientist whose inventions made a better life for most everyone.
13) Thomas Edison
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Publisher
World Almanac Library
Pub. Date
2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.2 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Profiles the life of the man who invented the electric light bulb, the phonograph, and other useful devices.
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Publisher
Penguin Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Follows Edison from his time in school to his career as a full-time inventor, while it focusing on his groundbreaking creation of the lightbulb.
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Publisher
NorthSouth Books Inc
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When two unlikely friends build a vessel capable of taking them to the bottom of the ocean and find a missing treasure, the truth turns out to be far more amazing. A mixture of STEM and animal adventure recommended for kids fascinated by engineering or invention.
19) The current war
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Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse engage in a battle of technology and ideas that will determine whose electrical system will power the new century.
20) Thomas Edison
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"This book traces the life of Thomas Edison, from his early childhood and education through his sources of inspiration and challenges faced, early successes, and the many inventions for which he is best known. A timeline at the end of the book summarizes key milestones and achievements of Edison's life."--
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